I'm sick of starting ladder resets with 6 other sorceresses in the party so I figured I'd start with something else this year to make it interesting.

Now this character will be a magic finder and I understand I'll be limited until I get enigma but I'm looking to switch things up and I know these characters are feasible from the start if geared correctly.

Which of these characters are easiest to run through the game and quickly gear?

I'm a little worried about the summoner as a magic finder simply because kill speed will be so slow without good gear. The trap assassin also has relatively low damage but I've heard they can be one of the best classes for that initial walk through. The hammerdin is obviously strong throughout the game and I'm not too concerned about this one to be honest.

I'm also unfamiliar with what items, strategies people use to level up and build these characters initially as I've always started as a sorceress, any advice is appreciated!

voted null, since all 3 are decent

you just need to decide what playstyle you like more

summoners aren't very good witout teleport (aka start of ladder reset).

trappers are safe for non teleporters as u can just run chaos and cows till ur eyes bleed.

hdin is your investment char if you don't wanna be forced to level a new char once enigmas and ctas become available. u can kill time by doin chaos/cows till then or rely on one of those 6 sorcs to actually teleport you to baal room...

OR suck it up and be a sorc like everyone else at reset cause teleport is king for solo mfin till u get gear to actually gear a proper hdin.

what?

im starting as a summoner -> boner nec

there is a reason everyone starts as sorcs

but if you want to start at a disadvantage, trapsin is the least boring of these characters to play

any can work.

Ask worrywart

Roll with a Javazon

Zon struggles with hell a3, but its a really strong char for NM gaming ungeared. Also if u manage to get hell rushed, its really strong early ladder for socketables from hell cows

I like summoner because you will be carried faster since casters cough Sorc’s and everyone else including possibly you yourself will have a merc tank that is undergeared and will die all the time so having your meat shields to sit behind makes it all the better. I like to get my summoner to about 45 in normal then go back and help lower levels advance so you have more people to Baal with then do the same with nm and hell.